Join Jeff and Lisa Dec of Brazen Baking, a wholesale family baking operation in Rockport, ME., as they discuss and demonstrate sourdough cracker making.  They will share how and why they have come to add crackers to their baking lineup.  They will explore the grain types, varieties, and milling grades they use, with a focus on dough handling qualities and product texture.  Topics will include basic sourdough maintenance, approaches to culturing sourdough for crackers, and other strategies to incorporate whole grain nutrition into crackers.  Jeff will share a base recipe as template for creating your own custom designed sourdough cracker. Also, considered will be sweeteners and enrichments as they impact handling, texture, and storage.  Jeff and Lisa will demonstrate a couple of mixing approaches, some benchwork strategies for rolling and cutting, and an overview of the mechanical assistance they use to simplify the workload. After baking off the crackers, Jeff and Lisa will evaluate the product while sharing storage experience, snacking tips, and the impacts of sourdough and leavening.